Chicago Bronze Holiday Concerts

Posted on December 2, 2008
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Repost from handbell-l

Hi folks! Our show is titled “Joy to the World.” Here’s what we’re performing this year.

Public Concerts:

Sat. Dec. 6, 7 PM
Community Presbyterian Church
1111 E. Madison Street
Lombard, IL
630.627.0306

Sun. Dec 7, 2 PM
ELA Public Library
275 Mohawk Trail
Lake Zurich, IL
847.438.3433 e.171

Sun. Dec 7, 7 PM
Resurrection Catholic Church
30W350 Army Trail Road
Wayne, IL
708.496.3800 e. 39

Sat. Dec 13, 1 PM
Warren Newport Public Library
224 N. O’Plaine Road
Gurnee, IL
847.244.5150

Sun. Dec. 14, 2 PM
Rolling Meadows Public Library
3110 Martin Lane
Rolling Meadows, IL
847.259.6050

Sun. Dec 14, 4:30 PM
St. Martha Catholic Church
8523 Georgiana Avenue
Morton Grove, IL
773.878.5752

This years repertoire is:
Joy to the World* (includes a processional) arr. Alan Lohr (SoundForth) The Holy and the Ivy arr. Philip Roberts (Handbells Magazine 1999) Ensemble piece: The Little Drummer Boy arr. Campanile Jazz Ensemble (Laurendale Associates distributed through National Music Publishers) Meditation on Picardy arr. Barbara Werner (GIA) Mi Y’maleil: traditional Hanukkah folk song arr. Fred Snyder
(unpublished) Fred is the president of Chicago Bronze Pat-A-Pan arr. Donna Hanna (GIA) includes Whence Comes This Rush of Wings (Carol of the Birds)
Solo with piano accompaniment: Parade of the Wooden (Tin) Soldiers
arr. Christine Anderson (Hope/Agape)
March of the Toy Soldiers arr. Michael Clawson (Beckenhorst) Lots of choreography!!
March of the Kings* arr. Valerie Stephenson (Choristers Guild) includes “Farandole” which is not part of the original carol What Child is This* arr. Cynthia Dobrinski 1992 edition in 6/8 (Hope/
Agape)
Hark Christmas Bells arr. John Behnke (AGEHR)
Encore: A Charlie Brown Christmas arr. Philip Roberts (unpublished) with vocal solo by 10 year old Will Knoop.

* included on the Chicago Bronze CD: Christmas in the City available from the Chicago Bronze website or through the GIA Publication website.

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